Karl Don Taylor

Bicknell, Utah - Karl Don Taylor, age 55, of Bicknell, passed away April 22, 2005 in Provo, Utah. Karl was born December 4, 1949 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Don Emil and Afton Brinkerhoff Taylor. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1968 and served a two year mission for the LDS Church to Ireland. He attended Utah State University in Logan for four years. He later attended Auctioneering School in Billings, Montana. Karl married Shannon Lynn Summers, August 16, 1974 in Hyrum, Utah. They were later divorced. Karl was a hard working, life-long resident of Wayne County, doing what he loved most, farming and ranching. He was proud to work the land and ride the ranges that he loved so much. He loved the desert in the spring and couldn’t wait to get to the mountain in the fall. He loved to hunt and seldom missed his target. Karl was a great leader and was always quick to find a solution to any problem. He served on the Fremont Irrigation Water Board, worked on the Fremont River Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors for the past fifteen years, where he also served as vice chairman, and served as President of the East Slope Oak Creek allotment. Karl was a cancer survivor, beating cancer twice, once in 1983 and the last in 1991. He loved his family and especially loved spending time with his grandkids. He is survived by his three children: Boone and Marjie Taylor of Bicknell; Kristin and Richard Fillmore of Fremont; Katie and Joey Rickenbach of Glenwood; 5 grandchildren: Gentry and Hadlee Taylor; Ian and McCrae Fillmore; Brennen Rickenbach and looking forward to one more in November; mother, Afton of Cedar City; three sisters: Lana and Met Johnson of Star Valley, Wyoming; Julie and Darcie Anderson of Lovettsville, Virginia; Jean Gillespie of Ivins. He was preceded in death by his father, and a brother, Michael Taylor. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 29, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel in Bicknell. Friends may visit with the family at the Springer Turner Funeral Home in Richfield, Thursday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. and at the ward chapel in Bicknell, Friday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the direction of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield, Salina and Gunnison, Utah. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Far West Bank in Loa in his name.